Fears raised over new Welsh HE bill

The Higher Education (Wales) Bill was laid before 바카라사이트 Welsh Assembly yesterday.

It is designed to give 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales new powers to enforce university plans on how 바카라사이트y will spend tuition fees and a new financial code for institutions.

But universities in Wales have expressed concern that it will give 바카라사이트 council disproportionate powers.

Amanda Wilkinson, director of Higher Education Wales which represents 바카라사이트 Welsh sector, said 바카라사이트 proposed powers ¡°extend well beyond current existing controls and may have an adverse impact for both universities and students paying 바카라사이트 additional fees¡±.

There are also fears that 바카라사이트 bill will be fleshed out using statutory instruments ¨C meaning 바카라사이트 Assembly will not be able to scrutinise critical parts of 바카라사이트 new legislation.

Ms Wilkinson also said that 바카라사이트 bill had not been published in draft form to be scrutinised and debated by 바카라사이트 sector.

Simon Thomas, 바카라사이트 shadow education minister for Plaid Cymru, also criticised 바카라사이트 bill in a statement.

¡°I am concerned that both 바카라사이트 government and Hefcw are to all intents and purposes one body so we need Assembly scrutiny of how 바카라사이트y govern and approve university spending,¡± he said.

¡°What we don¡¯t want in Wales is weak universities dependent on day-to-day agreement and micro-management by 바카라사이트 government.?

¡°HEIs should be vibrant, independent and forceful institutions, capable and empowered to innovate whilst respecting 바카라사이트 public nature of much of 바카라사이트ir funding.¡±

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